Rev. Awdry was happy to make up stories about the little train, but told his son that it first needed to have a name —so they called him "Thomas the Tank Engine."

瑞福•奥德瑞当时很喜欢给儿子讲述关于这个小火车头的故事。 但他们首先需给这个火车头起个名字，于是他们便把这个火车头叫做“托马斯蒸汽火车。”

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Don't rev up the engine too fast.

不要使发动机转速太快。

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Rev it up: Combining whole grains with protein is a classic energy-extending combination.

如何搭配：将全谷物食品与蛋白质搭配起来食用是经典的能量补充方案。

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Both said that monetary and fiscal authorities should outline how they will step back from the rev-it-up policies since the global banking crisis, in order to achieve sustained, noninflationary growth (i.e. no bubbles).

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Drivers rev the motors of their beat-up vehicles, shouting in Chinese and Mongol for passengers to board for a 300-yard drive to the Chinese immigration center and then another few miles to the Mongolian equivalent.

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Even so, trying to rev up a sports game business would take time--and even that would give EA an extra advantage.

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